Overview
- In a new Harper’s Bazaar India interview, Padukone says eight hours is sufficient for “the human body and mind” and urges workplaces to support women returning after childbirth.
- She notes her own office follows an eight-hour, Monday–Friday schedule with maternity and paternity policies and encourages bringing children to work.
- Recent reports link her exits from Spirit and the Kalki 2898 AD sequel to requests for shorter shifts and higher pay, with producers claiming negotiations failed.
- Online discussion has grown around her stance on limiting shoot hours, with the debate extending beyond her individual contracts to industry norms.
- Padukone connects her position to motherhood and mental-health priorities through her Live Love Laugh Foundation, and told CNBC-TV18 she prefers to fight workplace battles “silently and in a dignified way.”